The 2024 Sprint Series will consist of five meets, with the final meet of the series being the Championship Final. Dates and locations of the meets are: 8/21: Earthquake Park 8/28: Bartlett 9/4: UAA 9/11: Kincaid 9/25: CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL at Ruth Arcand Each meet will have two courses set, a short course and a … Read more
Saturday August 3 and 4, 2024 Willow Creek and Hatcher Pass The 2024 Alaska Orienteering Festival was the Arctic Orienteering Club’s first two-day competition and camp-out in more than 20 years. Nearly 40 people traveled to the Hatcher Pass/Willow area to compete in a pair of highly challenging new venues using two brand-new maps over … Read more
Date: Wednesday, August 7 Time: 9:30am to 6:00pm starts; course closes at 7pm Location: Bartlett High School 1101 Golden Bear Dr Anchorage, AK 99504 The High School-O is on for tomorrow! This is a fun event where the club hosts area high school teams for a fast and fun 1-hour score-o. There are 25 controls … Read more
All of the larger camping locations at lower elevation were taken, so our choices for a group spot were limited. The good news is there was a nice area up high where we parked our trailer. It’s a large gravel overlook, and there’s no guarantee that people won’t join us today or tomorrow, but it … Read more
Wednesday July 31, 2024 Earthquake Park Almost 60 competitors made it out for a fun evening of orienteering thanks to sunny skies and lighter than usual mosquitoes for Earthquake Park. The mass start on a looping course was a fun experiment that paid off as racers crisscrossed throughout the park. A couple close sprints to … Read more
Join us this Wednesday for a fast and fun meet at Earthquake Park. This venue is an orienteering playground with all the features you could want (hills, spurs, ponds, saddles, depressions, reentrants) but at much smaller scale than our other maps. The bug pressure is low and the weather forecast is good! The main event … Read more
MOA Parks and Recreation recently began the process of developing a new recreational trails plan. One of the first steps is a community survey: Recreational Trails Plan Survey I’d encourage all club members to take this survey. I am on the citizens advisory board for the trail plan and would love to hear your input … Read more
Hello Orienteers! The Alaska Orienteering Festival is only a week away! If you have not done so, please register by Wednesday, so we can be sure to have a map printed for you. We will be grilling hamburgers and hot dogs and camping Saturday night (August 3rd) somewhere along the Willow-Fishhook Road between the two … Read more
Wednesday July 24, 2024 University of Alaska 35 Orienteers participated in the UAA Relay O and the White Course and enjoyed a sunny evening. The Relay O was a combination of urban college campus and jungle. The White course was urban college campus. In the Relay O: Team Dorn and Springer reigned supreme with top … Read more
The UAA Relay O is happening this Wednesday, July 24th! Start Location: UAA Sports Center NW Lot Time: Show up by 5:30pm to register and find a teammate. Mass start at 6pm. Format: Come with a team or find a teammate at registration. Team members will trade off going out on the course. The event … Read more